Louis Wolheim
Birthday: 1880-03-27 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USAIt was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim his start as an actor. Wolheim had had his face more or less smashed in and his nose nicely fractured while playing on a scrub Cornell football team. Later as a Cornell Instructor he found life none too easy. He had worked off and on as an extra in the Wharton studio but never received much attention. Barrymore had only to look at him once to realize that Wolheim's face was his fortune. Through Barrymore, Wolheim gained an entree into New York theatrical life. On the legitimate stage he made a great success in "Welcome Wing" and "The Hairy Ape", climaxing these plays by his triumph in "What Price Glory". Louis Wolheim died in Los Angeles, California on 18 February 1931, the result of stomach cancer.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Dan Thorn
as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
as Ted
as Gullion
as Jacques Duval
as Le Bete
as Sergeant Bulba
as Peter O'Gaffney
as Laird
as The Hoboken Terror
as Craigin
as Music Hall Proprietor
as Patch-eye Pete
